Clean Community Grant Fund
Dear Berkeley Township,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested: I am looking for all purchase orders that were paid for by the Clean Community Grant Fund. From the time the Grant came into effect to October 30, 2019.
Yours faithfully,
Dawn Parks
Please be advised that your request is overly broad as per MAG Entm’t, LLC v. Div. of Alcohol Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534 (App. Div. 2005)
Please specify a year for the portion of your request " From the time the Grant came into effect" in order for the Township to process your request
The Court held that “[w]hile OPRA provides an alternative means of access to government documents not otherwise exempted from its reach, it is not intended as a research tool litigants may use to force government officials to identify and siphon useful information. Rather, OPRA simply operates to make identifiable government records ‘readily accessible for inspection, copying, or examination.’ N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.” (emphasis added). The Court further held that “[u]nder OPRA, agencies are required to disclose only ‘identifiable’ government records not otherwise exempt . . . In short, OPRA does not countenance open-ended searches of an agency's files.” Id. at 549 (emphasis added).
-----Original Message-----
From: Beverly Carle
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2019 8:50 AM
To: Karen Stallings
Subject: FW: OPRA request - Clean Community Grant Fund
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From: Dawn Parks [mailto:[OPRA #7837 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 10:27 PM
To: Beverly Carle
Subject: OPRA request - Clean Community Grant Fund
Dear Berkeley Township,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested: I am looking for all purchase orders that were paid for by the Clean Community Grant Fund. From the time the Grant came into effect to October 30, 2019.
Yours faithfully,
Dawn Parks
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Dear Karen Stallings,
I will be requesting all purchase orders from the Clean Community Grant Fund from January 1,2019 through November 1st, 2019.
Yours sincerely,
Dawn Parks
Redactions as per N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1
-----Original Message-----
From: Dawn Parks [mailto:[OPRA #7837 email]]
Sent: Friday, November 01, 2019 6:11 AM
To: Karen Stallings
Subject: RE: OPRA request - Clean Community Grant Fund
Dear Karen Stallings,
I will be requesting all purchase orders from the Clean Community Grant Fund from January 1,2019 through November 1st, 2019.
Yours sincerely,
Dawn Parks
-----Original Message-----
Please be advised that your request is overly broad as per MAG Entm’t, LLC v. Div. of Alcohol Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534 (App. Div. 2005) Please specify a year for the portion of your request " From the time the Grant came into effect" in order for the Township to process your request The Court held that “[w]hile OPRA provides an alternative means of access to government documents not otherwise exempted from its reach, it is not intended as a research tool litigants may use to force government officials to identify and siphon useful information. Rather, OPRA simply operates to make identifiable government records ‘readily accessible for inspection, copying, or examination.’ N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.” (emphasis added). The Court further held that “[u]nder OPRA, agencies are required to disclose only ‘identifiable’ government records not otherwise exempt . . . In short, OPRA does not countenance open-ended searches of an agency's files.” Id. at 549 (emphasis added).
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Dear Karen Stallings,
I am requesting a full copy of the documentation without blackouts underneath the date of 10/28/2019. Additionally a full copy of the original grant from January 2018 to December 2019. Along with , all Spending from this grant from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018.
Yours sincerely,
Dawn Parks
A full copy of the original grant from January 2018 to December 2019" does not exist, we only receive a check front the State for the Grant which is based on recycling tonnage reports filed by the Department of Public Works.
Please be advised that any "Black-outs" are referred to as REDACTIONS and the State Statute regarding public records requests addresses this in N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. https://www.state.nj.us/grc/meetings/pre...
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From: Dawn Parks [mailto:[OPRA #7837 email]]
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2019 9:36 PM
To: Karen Stallings
Subject: Re: FW: OPRA request - Clean Community Grant Fund
Dear Karen Stallings,
I am requesting a full copy of the documentation without blackouts underneath the date of 10/28/2019. Additionally a full copy of the original grant from January 2018 to December 2019. Along with , all Spending from this grant from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018.
Yours sincerely,
Dawn Parks
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Redactions as per N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1
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